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**Naina Devi Temple, Naina Devi**
	An 8th century Hindu pilgrimage site for Durga near Himachal and Punjab state border, India
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Location	Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
	31° 18′ 22.3″ N, 76° 32′ 12″ E
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The Naina Devi temple is one of the most revered Hindu Shaktipeetha pilgrimage sites in north India. Legends attribute it to Raja Bir Chand of the 8th-century, who built the first temple here naming after a Ahir (cattle herder) boy named Naina. The boy, the regional legend says, saw his cows voluntarily dripping their milk over a white stone. He informed the Raja, who interpreted it as sign of Shiva-sakti, and built a temple for Shiva's first wife Sati and Durga Mahisasuramardini.

The Naina Devi temple is on a hilltop (915 meters) near the Himachal and Punjab border, near Anandpur Sahib. It can be reached by a long trail. The site has sweeping views of the valley and plains around, including those of the Gobind Sagar reservoir. The Naina Devi hill also has a square plan Hindu fort called the Kot Kahlur Durg, another historic site that is attributed to Raja Bir Chand.

The Naina Devi temple has a square plan, a Nagara style shikhara with mandapas attached. In the sanctum is the legendary rock set within a yajna altar. The artwork in the temple includes those of Durga Mahisasuramardini, Shiva, Vishnu, Surya and other Hindu deities. It is popular historic site with Hindus, as well as Sikhs because Guru Gobind Singh stayed and composed some of his works on Naina Devi hill.

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